ABOVE Solutions: An Innovative Team Delivering Transformative Solutions Date:   Sunday , November 23, 2014 The Media & entertainment (M&E) industry is one of the fastest growing sectors in the country today. A recent report by FICCI-KPMG affirms that India\'s M&E industry owns 161 million TV households, 94,067 newspapers, about 2000 multiplexes and 214 million internet users, of which 130 million mobile internet users in its portfolio. The exponentially growing digitized technologies have led the industry to leap a mile forward and entertainment is one click away. This has also led to an increase in people\'s expectations in terms of new experiences & comfort. However, there still exists a dearth of entertainment solutions providers who craft out optimum solutions made apt for specific customer needs. Ventured to cover that dearth, a Bangalore based high growth Technology company stands tall with its gamut of technology-savvy solutions that are not only customized, but are also equipped to go along with the factors like technology complexity, ease of administering, operating costs and future readiness. Founded in 2008, ABOVE Solutions has been cornering the market with its expertise that spans across complete media lifecycles including media aggregation, management, distribution and consumption. With its compelling marquee rapports and customer base, the company has developed prowess in audio and video technology including social media. The company is highly acknowledged for its flagship products which have been successful in creating a much finer comfort level to its clients. The application portfolio covers first-of-its-kind platforms such as TangoFXTM and Radiowala. TangoFXTM is one of the pioneering Social TV/collaboration platforms which provides live and on-demand cinematic experiences for viewers to watch their favorite content conveniently. With the tagline \'interact, socialize and participate\', this context aware media service aims at creating a virtual living room experience where users are also allowed to upload their content or consume content from third party sites and watch it simultaneously. Radiowala is a live internet radio that offers real-time streaming and has been launched over twelve different channels in various genres and languages. Besides, the company has also created various easily-deployable solutions in the domains of education, healthcare, home automation and interactive mobility. As an IP led R&D Services Company, this bootstrapped company has been delivering world-class products & services to global clientele, while also enabling a faster time-to-market. \"Our ability to sustain the focus of the company of being a niche player in the IT industry and enhance the value for our customers on a day-to-day basis has always been our constant endeavor. Today, after six years, we have established a strong foundation to realize our vision of becoming a force to reckon with when it comes to design and developing trans formative solutions in the market,\" quotes Poonacha Machaiah, Founder, & CEO, ABOVE Solutions. The Socially Responsible Corporate India is among the bottom four countries with respect to women safety. Over the years, the crime rate against women has grown manifolds and so is for children. This startling increase in the number of attacks has left citizens shocked and fed up, looking for solutions to end such atrocities. In an effort to make a positive difference, ABOVE launched Citizens4Me - an online community. As a global social safety network, Citizens4Me was conceived to empower the users to stand up and support those in need in their communities. With its heart in giving back to society, ABOVE has also developed many applications that added more value to its customers. Weightless Project was one such movement that aimed at providing global social wellness especially targeted at addressing malnutrition and obesity. In addition to Citizen4Me and the Weightless Project, the firm has also initiated an Invention Hub named Invention HUB@ABOVE that is engineered to nurture young entrepreneurs, thus assisting them in becoming the next potential industrial leaders. ABOVE has also been sponsoring free self-defense and safety classes for women and children, stabilizing the less privileged. The \'All-In\' Policy In this competitive era where businesses consider customer satisfaction as the key growth engine, the value of internal customers is often overlooked. Accentuated by the core values-Innovation, Speed, Quality and Teamwork, ABOVE goes against the norm and puts forward an \'all-in\' work culture that understands and energizes the employees. With a team of committed domain experts, the brand focuses on hiring the best, retaining the best and delivering the best. \"Our \'people asset\' has been built on a foundation of mutual trust, personal contribution and high quality leadership. ABOVE fosters an environment where people can become great and where great leadership makes great people want to be part of our team,\" adds Poonacha. Focused on continuous growth, ABOVE has stronger plans to spread its wings in areas like User Experience/Design Engineering, Mobility, Virtualization, Data Analytics, Software Design and Development Services across domains such as education, healthcare, IT services, IoT and ABOVE Labs. With this, the company envisions expediting innovation through enhanced delivery models, greater automation, agility and consistent value addition. Panel: Solutions/Service: 1) Product Engineering Services 2) Software Design 3) Consulting Services Key Management: Poonacha Machaiah, Founder & CEO Poonacha is a successful serial entrepreneur and a business leader. With over 20 years of global experience in his bag, Poonacha held senior leadership positions in Global Sales & Business Development team with leading MNC\'s like Sasken, Motorola, Visionael, Iridium, and Dimension Enterprises. He is currently heading Qyuki- a social media startup - as CEO and he is also the founding principal of Blue Ocean Strategy Institute-India. Kannankote \'Sri\' Srikanth, Executive Chairman Srikanth is a globally renowned service leader who has bagged over two decades of career experience. Through the majority of his career, he has held executive positions for companies such as Motorola, Nortel, Compaq Computer and Digital Equipment Corporation. He also served as a President of Global Professional Services at Nortel and Corporate Vice President & General Manager - Network Services and Applications Management at Motorola Networks. Clients: Cisco, EMC2, BPL, redBus.in, lifestyle, Bid Express Partners: Microsoft, SAP HANA, Adobe, Blue Ocean Strategy, DTS Achievements: 1. Bronze Medal-Digital Category for the Weightless Project at Goafest (June 2014) 2. The Abbys and a Blue elephant for the Weightless Project at Kyoorius Advertising awards. Offices: Bangalore & Boston